Latest Modernization Update
Message from Good Samaritan University Hospital President Ruth E. Hennessey (updated March 20)
Dear Neighbors,
As we move closer to spring, I would like to provide an update on some progress related to Good Samaritan University Hospital and the construction of the Patient Care Pavilion. Much has been done over the past few months. As of today, steel is 80% up on the Pavilion and we can see the new project taking shape. In addition, Good Samaritan has recently opened a new Mother Baby Unit featuring all single, private patient rooms, and has been verified as a Level I Adult Trauma Center, the highest level available! All of these milestones continue to shape the future of health care for our community.
The flood mitigation portion of the project continues with the goal of providing a fully resilient Good Samaritan in the aftermath of a storm surge. The hospital’s goal is to remain open 24/7 during and after any natural disaster. Installation of trench shields related to this project may lead to the possibility of some vibrations the beginning Wednesday March 22 and lasting approximately three days. As work progresses over the next 1-2 weeks with the installation of corner posts on the western border, you may experience some vibrations depending on your proximity to the hospital campus.
As always, we will continue to keep our lines of communication open during this time period. If you experience any issues, please contact Director of Public & Community Relations Justin Jaycon at 631-376-4104 or Justin.Jaycon@chsli.org.
With Gratitude,
Ruth E. Hennessey
President, Good Samaritan University Hospital
Enhanced Emergency Department Services
Catholic Health Chair of Emergency Medicine Christopher Raio, MD, discusses future plans for the Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department.
Our Expansion Plans
Services & Programs
Good Samaritan University Hospital’s service area includes the communities on the western portion of the south shore of Suffolk County, and largely, Suffolk County as a whole. Our vision is to continue to provide the highest level of health care, offer the communities on the south shore of Long Island high-quality programs and services, and realign to become an increasingly resilient facility.
Our community's health needs are changing and patients expect cutting-edge services and private space. Good Samaritan University Hospital has recently added a number of new, advanced services and technology, such as the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island and an expanded interventional cardiology and radiology suite. Future plans include more state-of-the-art technologies and environments that will attract high quality physicians and surgeons to the community.
Although the overall population will only grow about 2.3% from 2017 to 2027, the 65 and over age bracket is projected to grow by nearly 26%, which is significant. This is an indicator that the services mentioned are critical and will be much-needed to care for the residents of Suffolk County. Expanding and enhancing the facility now and having state-of-the-art technology and services will enable Good Samaritan University Hospital to care for our community well into the future.
Emergency Department
Good Samaritan University Hospital's Emergency Department is often the first point of contact for both adults and children throughout Suffolk County in need of health care, seeing nearly 80,000 patients a year. With an unmatched level of services, including the only Verified Level 2 Trauma Center for both adults and pediatrics on the south shore of Long Island, it is not surprising that this volume represents the second highest amount of emergency department visits in Suffolk County. With such a high demand for emergency services, Good Samaritan Hospital's surrounding community and our health care professionals deserve the best medical experience possible.
A need existed to immediately enhance our Emergency Department, creating a completely separate experience for pediatric patients and their families, and eventually, providing a larger state-of-the-art facility. A redesign of the Emergency Department's waiting and triage areas has already allowed for better patient flow. The opening of the new Pediatric Emergency Department has provided a more distinct separation between the pediatric and adult waiting and treatment areas. Emergency treatment bays will be developed to alleviate overcrowding and provide a safe and secure environment for patients and their families. This enhanced Emergency Department will act as a bridge to a larger modernization project—the Patient Care Pavilion.
To better shape the future of health care, Good Samaritan University Hospital has developed plans for a Patient Care Pavilion providing health care solutions for the growing population on the south shore of Long Island. This option was based off of data from a number of different sources, including a needs assessment that also identified many challenges related to the current campus facility, a long-term and capacity analysis report from Kaufman Hall (a third party consultant specializing in health care) conceptualizing how a future health care facility should be structured, overall facility priorities, community needs and the current costs for construction.
The total number of beds provided by Good Samaritan University Hospital will not increase. Instead, it will remain at 437 and stay current with the advancements in medical technology, insuring a wide variety of benefits to south shore residents.
Learn more about the current and future state of Good Samaritan
The Patient Care Pavilion, currently under construction, will be a new six-story addition that will include:
- An enhanced emergency department, allowing Good Samaritan University Hospital to care for the nearly 80,000 visits by local community residents every year—consistently the second highest in Suffolk County
- A larger surgical suite, which will include an additional 16 operating rooms, a new perioperative area and sterile processing and support—required due to the continued move toward more minimally invasive and outpatient surgical procedures
- A private medical surgical unit featuring 36 single patient rooms with the ability to renovate additional floors to increase the number of private rooms to 120.
Many initial steps have been taken to assist in the development of the Patient Care Pavilion, including:
- Parking and traffic studies
- Length of Stay reductions and the development of a central command center to assist with patient flow
- Conversations with the Town of Islip on overall needs of the community
- Conversations with local resident organizations throughout West Islip for feedback
Ruth Hennessey, President
John McMurray, Chief Operating Officer
Joseph Loiacono, Senior Vice President of Planning & Development
Justin Jaycon, Director of Public & Community Relations
Enhanced Surgical Services
Catholic Health chairman of neurointerventional services Kimon Bekelis, MD, discusses how the Patient Care Pavilion will enhance surgical services.
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